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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gives Ethan's kitchen a "homelike look?"
(a) Mattie's cleaning.
(b) Zeena's absence.
(c) The new stove Ethan put in.
(d) Flowers Ethan brings for Mattie.

2. Mattie Silver has lived with the Fromes for _______________.
(a) One month.
(b) Five years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

3. Why is Zeena still awake when Ethan and Mattie arrive at home?
(a) She claims she was jealous of Mattie and Ethan.
(b) She claims she was worried about them in the storm.
(c) She claims she was too cold to sleep.
(d) She claims she felt so mean she could not sleep.

4. Ethan immediately regrets telling Zeena he will get money from Mr. Hale because ________________________________________.
(a) Zeena will want to use the cash to pay Mattie.
(b) Zeena will want to spend it on herself in town.
(c) Zeena will demand cash as soon as she arrives home.
(d) Zeena will want to spend it on whatever the doctor recommends.

5. Zeena's family is offended by Mattie's father because _______________________________________.
(a) He moved west during the Gold Rush.
(b) He moved away from the hills and never spoke to them again.
(c) He moved to Connecticut and became financially successful.
(d) He moved to Connecticut and got an education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Ethan replace Zeena's pickle dish?

2. Ethan and Mattie do not go sledding that evening because ___________________________.

3. What brought Ethan back to the farm, ending his studies at Worcester?

4. When Ethan asks Andrew Hale for money, __________________________________________.

5. Who almost runs into the elm when sledding?

(see the answer key)

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